What is
it? Did you hear it?
Is it the sound of bubbles bursting?
Pop!
There they go – our illusions of the superiority of Finnish Design.
The
design journalist Hannu Pöppönen has done a huge job in researching the myths and reality
of the Finnish design and written a book about it.
Designkuplia,
suomalaisen muotoilun ilmiöitä (Design bubbles, the phenomena of Finnish Design) reveals
interesting aspects about the successes of bygone days and unsuccessful fights
of today: what the famous Finnish Design was, what it is now, and where it is going?
One of
reasons to the failure making our new design the success it deserves is that
the Finns can be silent in many languages. And that is a major minus in today´s
world, if you want to get the audience´s attention.
Luckily
there are some fresh winds blowing already but let´s hope that the Finnish Design is not an
Noah´s Ark where only the Angry Birds are bringing the twigs of hope.
Hannu
Pöppönen: Designkuplia is published by A? Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and
Architecture, and
lovely illustrated by Samuli Saarinen.
The book is available in Helsinki for example at Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, Design Museum, Kiasma shop and Aalto ARTS Books -kirjakauppa, Hämeentie 135 C, 6. krs. (Open Mon-Thur 11 ap-4 pm, Fri 11 am to 3 pm.)
Or you can simply order it here
The book is available in Helsinki for example at Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, Design Museum, Kiasma shop and Aalto ARTS Books -kirjakauppa, Hämeentie 135 C, 6. krs. (Open Mon-Thur 11 ap-4 pm, Fri 11 am to 3 pm.)
Or you can simply order it here
https://www.taik.fi/kirjakauppa/
Photo©Paula Hietaranta
Photo©Paula Hietaranta
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